I, Rosie, mother of 2 gorgeous little tinkers, Ruby
and Florence, am finally realising my dream of designing and making lovely knits for
babies and children that people will want to treasure.
In 2009, in anticipation of the arrival of my eldest daughter, Ruby, I hand knitted
her a patchwork blanket and backed it with Cath Kidston's 'Mini Cowboy' print
(possibly my favourite print ever) To my delight, it received much admiration.
This, combined with the enjoyment I got out of creating such a personal gift
inspired me to make similar blankets on a more commercial basis. Armed with 7 years
experience as a knitwear designer and my "degree in knitting" (something I am often teased about, although officially it was a BA(hons) in Knitted Textiles, but hey!) I founded
'smitten' where I create handmade, contemporary knits for babies and children that
are fun, colourful and knitted with love!
Since then, smitten has developed, the range now includes comfort blankets and I
have many ideas for new products to broaden the smitten collection (but more on that
in later posts!) The aim of my blog is to not only share this evolving journey and
give an insight into the way I work, but also to tell you about the things that
inspire me and the things that I love.
I would love to hear your thoughts on my posts, please feel free to contact me
or comment on anything that tickles you.